Detachable handle to fit a certain size and appropriate container

ABSTRACT

A flexible band fitting around an upper portion of a container just below a bead conventionally provided at the upper end of the latter, primary and secondary box structures extending radially from the respective juxtaposed end portions of said band, a handle being mounted in said primary box structure, the latter also mounting an arcuate rod which is slidable in aligned holes formed in said secondary box structure. The rod is apertured vertically to receive a locking pin, manually disengageable, which normally holds said band in container gripping position.

United States Patent [191 Smith [11] 3,821,832 July 2,1974

[ DETACHABLE HANDLE TO FIT A CERTAIN SIZE AND APPROPRIATE CONTAINER [76]lnventorz Emmett M. Smith, 11648 2nd St.,

Yucaipa, Calif. 92408 2,939,604 6/1960 Falk 16/149 PrimaryExaminer-Bobby R. Gay Assistant Examiner-Doris L. Troutman 5 7 ABSTRACTA flexible band fitting around an upper portion of a container justbelow a bead conventionally provided at the upper end of the latter,primary and secondary box structures extending radially from therespective juxtaposed end portions of said band, a handle being mountedin said primary box structure, the latter also mounting an arcuate rodwhich is slidable in aligned holes formed in said secondary boxstructureiThe rod i'sapertured vertically to receive a locking pin,manually disengageable, which normally holds said band in containergrippingposition.

2 Clains, 7 Drawing Figures DETACIIABLE HANDLE TO FIT A CERTAIN SIZE ANDAPPROPRIATE CONTAINER SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Containers such as groundcoffee cans, when emptied, are well adapted to serve as cooking utensilsand only lack a suitable detachable handle to render them available forsuch use.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide such a handle to fita coffee can or any can of a'given size for handling said can when it ishot.

Each of such cans is conventionally provided with an external bead atits upper open end and it is a particular object to provide such ahandle mounted on a band and circling the can just beneath said bead andthus be retained in gripping relation with the can until deliberatelymanually released therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a detachable handlehaving a lock means which is held in place by gravity and manuallyreleasable by upward pressure thereagainst from beneath the handle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a-plan view of the inventionshowing the same as when applied to a coffee can having a bead at itsupper end.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a vertical'sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional DETAILEDDESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3,the invention is there shown as preferably including a detachable handle10 which is mounted in a socket 11 comprising a primary box structuresecured radially to one end of a circular metal band 12, the oppositeend portion of which has provided thereon a secondary box structure 13having horizontally aligned holes 14 and 15 for slidably receiving anarcuate rod 16, one end of which is rigidly secured to the box structure11.

Provided vertically in the rod 16 is a hole 17 for receiving a lockingpin 18 which is looped downwardly from the upper end of an actuating rod19 having a horizontally bent lower end portion 20. The box structure 13includes a pair of horizontal walls 21 and 22 which have alignedvertical apertures 23 and 24 for vertically guiding the rod 19. Thelocking pin 18 is vertically guided in holes 25 and 26 and is invertical alignment with the arcuate rod 16 and the hole 17 provided inthe latter so that when the band 12 is tightened around an upper portionof a can 27 having a bead 28 at its upper end, the hole 17 is invertical alignment with the locking pin 18 and the latter will drop bygravity through said hole thereby locking the band 12 in grippingrelation with the can 27.

This downward movement of the locking pin 18 causes the horizontal arm20 of the mounting rod 19 to extend downwardly below the box structure13 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 where the arm 20 is readily available forcontact by the hand to lift the same upwardly and release the handle 10from the cam 27 whenever this is desired. In the absence of manualactuation of the locking pin 18 in this manner, the handle 10 of theinvention remains securely attached to the can 27. By virtue of theconventional provision of cans of the type with which this invention isdesigned to be used with an upper bead 28, the possibility of can 27slipping downwardly through the band 12 is quite remote. In fact, withthis band properly applied, such an inadvertent slipping of the canthrough said band is impossible.

It is to be noted that the arm 20 at the lower end of the rod 19 engagesthe bottom end of the box structure 13 when said arm is manually engagedand lifted upwardly to disengage the handle from the can 27 and thatthis disengagement takes place with the locking pin 18 still extendingdownwardly through the hole 25 in the wall 21 so that the rod 19 and pin18 are permanently assembled with the box structure 13.

I claim:

1. In a handle assembly adapted to embrace a vertical side wall portionof a container having an outward radial bead just above said wallportion, the combination of:

a thin-gauge sheet metal band shaped to snugly embrace said containerside wall portion just beneath 'said bead with terminal end portions ofsaid band in closely opposed relation;

primary .and secondary sheet 'metal box means formed to extend radiallyfrom said band end portions, said primary box meanshaving an arcuate rodmounted thereon approximately coaxially with said band, the secondarybox means being apertured horizontally to slideably receive said arcuaterod, said rod having a latch recess formed vertically therein;

latch means vertically slideably mounted within said secondary box meansto gravitationally occupy said recess when the latch means and recessare aligned for such occupancy, said alignment occurring when said bandis in tightened condition; and

a container lifting handle mounted on and extending radially outwardlyfrom said primary box means.

2. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein:

said latch means has the form of a hook and extends downwardly belowsaid secondary box means so as to be manually actuatable from below saidsecondary box means to withdraw said latch means upwardly from saidrecess by manually pressing on the lower extending end portion of saidlatch means thereby disconnection said secondary box means from saidarcuate rod, thus permitting said sheet metal band to be relaxed andwithdrawn from engagement with said container.

1. In a handle assembly adapted to embrace a vertical side wall portionof a container having an outward radial bead just above said wallportion, the combination of: a thin-gauge sheet metal band shaped tosnugly embrace said container side wall portion just beneath said beadwith terminal end portions of said band in closely opposed relation;primary and secondary sheet metal box means formed to extend radiallyfrom said band end portions, said primary box means having an arcuaterod mounted thereon approximately coaxially with said band, thesecondary box means being apertured horizontally to slideably receivesaid arcuate rod, said rod having a latch recess formed verticallytherein; latch means vertically slideably mounted within said secondarybox means to gravitationally occupy said recess when the latch means andrecess are aligned for such occupancy, said alignment occurring whensaid band is in tightened condition; and a container lifting handlemounted on and extending radially outwardly from said primary box means.2. A combination as recited in claim 1 wherein: said latch means has theform of a hook and extends downwardly below said secondary box means soas to be manually actuatable from below said secondary box means towithdraw said latch means upwardly from said recess by manually pressingon the lower extending end portion of said latch means therebydisconnection said secondary box means from said arcuate rod, thuspermitting said sheet metal band to be relaxed and withdrawn fromengagement with said container.